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5 articles tagged with Small Circles

Colloquies Is Now Runde

Colloquies Is Now Runde

Same app, same circles, a new name. Nothing for you to do.

September 25, 2026 Runde Team
Pay for the Room, Not the Seat

Pay for the Room, Not the Seat

Software almost always charges one person for a private upgrade, but the things worth paying for in a group are jointly held. A reflection on why the unit of payment should be the relationship, not the individual.

June 12, 2026 Runde Team
Small by Design: Why the Group That Matters Has a Cap

Small by Design: Why the Group That Matters Has a Cap

In university my circle kept collapsing back to four and Robin Dunbar's research suggests that's not a coincidence. On why real intimacy has a ceiling and why the gatherings that matter still run on a small-group engine even when the crowd is big.

April 24, 2026 Viktor Stojanov
The Living Room, Not the Town Square

The Living Room, Not the Town Square

Social media is built like a town square. A reflection on why the relationships that matter happen somewhere else and what a digital living room could actually look like.

April 22, 2026 Runde Team
What a Friendship App Should Actually Do

What a Friendship App Should Actually Do

Most apps with the word friend in the copy are engagement apps in disguise. A reflection on what software built for friendship would actually look like — and why ritual matters more than reach.

April 22, 2026 Runde Team

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